Digital platform regulators make algorithms a top priority

Australia’s leading consumer and privacy bodies have identified the use of algorithms by digital platforms as a hot topic.

7 July, 2022

Cyberwarfare ‘here to stay’ as threat to critical infrastructure

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine shows that cyberwarfare is a factor that must be taken into account in future cyber security strategies, a forum has heard.

6 July, 2022

Albanese names Betts as new infrastructure head

Former state bureaucrat Jim Betts is among a raft of senior public sector appointments announced by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

23 June, 2022

Immigration HR officers caught scamming sick leave

Two former home affairs officers used forged medical certificates to scam almost $10,000 worth of leave, an investigation has found.

22 June, 2022

ATO leads raids on tax fraudsters

Members of an ATO taskforce and the AFP have raided properties across Australia as part of their operation to crack down on tax fraud.

20 June, 2022

National Cabinet announcement falls short for councils

ALGA has vowed to put demands for full voting membership on the agenda of its first National Cabinet meeting.

20 June, 2022

Joel Fitzgibbon joins forest industry board

Joel Fitzgibbon will join the (AFPA) Board as an independent non-executive director.

16 June, 2022

AusPost appoints first Chief Mental Health Officer

Australia Post has become the first government business enterprise to appoint a chief mental health officer.

16 June, 2022

Border force officials rorted $140k from tourist refund scheme

Four former ABF officers have admitted to defrauding the commonwealth of $140,000 in relation to a tourist refund scheme.

10 June, 2022

Hoffman resigns as head of NDIA

The controversial head of the NDIA Martin Hoffman will step down as CEO from next month.

9 June, 2022

Charges for impersonating Commonwealth officer

A man could face two years in jail for allegedly impersonating a Commonwealth official and importing fake AFP badges.

9 June, 2022

Overwhelmed by passport applications, DFAT recruits hundreds more staff

DFAT is boosting staff at its passport processing and call centres after being overwhelmed by a record number of applications.

9 June, 2022

State, local govt more trusted than federal

State government is the most trusted level of government, a survey has found.

6 June, 2022

Local government ministers sworn in

Catherine King is the new cabinet minister for local government, with former Bega Mayor Kristy McBain appointed to the outer ministry.

2 June, 2022